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Symposium) Disability and the Arts
April 1, 2016 @ 10:00 am - 4:30 pm
Co-Sponsors
Center for Disability Studies, Cultures and Texts, the Humanities Institute, and the Departments of Art, Comparative Literature, English, and Transnational Studies.
Speakers
Artists from the Community
Kylie Boazman
Elif Ege
Natalie Fleming
Ann Fox
Alec Frazier
Denise Nepveux
Susan Schweik
Hershini Bhana Young
(Schedule)
10:00
Doors open; coffee served
10:15-10:30
Introduction by Michael Rembis and Cynthia Wu
10:30-12:00
Panel I: Susan Cahn (History, University at Buffalo), chair
Ann Fox (English, Davidson College), “Unexpected Anatomies: Extraordinary Bodies in Contemporary Art”
Denise Nepveux (Occupational Therapy, Utica College), “Singing the Ida Benderson Blues: Creating a Community Performance with Elder Activists”
Susan Schweik (English, University of California at Berkeley), “Here the Diaries End: or, A Basic Kit to Confront the Human Disposal Authority”
Hershini Bhana Young (English, University at Buffalo), “Sound Knocking at My Door: Kuduro Dance and the Poetics of Debility”
12:00-1:15
Buffet lunch
1:15-2:30
Panel II: Tanja Aho (Transnational Studies, University at Buffalo), chair
Kylie Boazman (Disability Studies, University at Buffalo), “‘Cripping the Museum’: Intersecting Art and Activism through Curating”
Elif Ege (Transnational Studies, University at Buffalo), “Thinking Through Binding: The Art of Judith Scott”
Natalie Fleming (Transnational Studies, University at Buffalo), “‘I’d Prefer Not To’: Melville’s Challenge to Hegemonic Identity in Bartleby, the Scrivener”
2:30-2:45
Break
2:45-3:45
Performances by artists from the community
3:45
Reception
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